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1971Final results

1971 Democratic primary for Virginia House District 18

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

Carrington Williams (D) won with 22.7% of the vote, defeating Carolyn G. Lindberg (D) by 7.7 points.

Carrington WilliamsDemocrat · winner
22.7%6,440
Dorothy McDiarmidDemocrat · winner
19.4%5,498
Robert SecundyDemocrat · winner
15.3%4,344
Clifford H. PrueferDemocrat · winner
15.1%4,295
Carolyn G. LindbergDemocrat
15.0%4,253
Sean Morton Downey Jr.Democrat
12.4%3,523
28,353 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Carrington Williams (D)Dorothy McDiarmid (D)Robert Secundy (D)Clifford H. Pruefer (D)Carolyn G. Lindberg (D)Sean Morton Downey Jr. (D)